DR CONGO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	70,388	6	36,596	+ 33,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,225	1	73,546	- 16,321
Coronary Heart Disease	3	48,540	7	34,713	+ 13,827
Tuberculosis	4	45,474	2	43,759	+ 1,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	43,434	5	41,301	+ 2,133
Measles	6	35,938	3	42,254	- 6,316
Road Traffic Accidents	7	30,875	10	30,256	+ 619
Hypertension	8	24,325	12	15,743	+ 8,582
Malaria	9	21,577	4	41,813	- 20,236
Low Birth Weight	10	20,973	8	34,668	- 13,696
Birth Trauma	11	20,951	9	33,075	- 12,124
Liver Disease	12	18,819	13	15,044	+ 3,774
Malnutrition	13	16,597	21	8,910	+ 7,687
Lung Disease	14	15,505	14	13,527	+ 1,979
Congenital Anomalies	15	13,246	11	16,256	- 3,011
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,844	16	12,902	- 58
Cervical Cancer	17	11,863	27	4,823	+ 7,041
Maternal Conditions	18	10,877	19	10,513	+ 365
Asthma	19	9,823	24	7,733	+ 2,090
Meningitis	20	9,368	17	11,568	- 2,200
Other Injuries	21	9,244	22	8,272	+ 972
Kidney Disease	22	8,628	20	9,077	- 448
Violence	23	6,852	18	11,120	- 4,268
Suicide	24	5,781	26	5,812	- 31
HIV/AIDS	25	5,256	15	13,286	- 8,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,389	28	4,548	- 158
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,232	53	790	+ 3,442
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,100	29	4,045	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	29	3,902	30	3,948	- 46
Liver Cancer	30	3,656	31	3,840	- 184
Drownings	31	3,231	34	3,454	- 222
Oral Cancer	32	2,730	51	1,003	+ 1,727
Syphilis	33	2,665	32	3,751	- 1,086
Lymphomas	34	2,643	38	2,061	+ 582
Fires	35	2,592	39	2,007	+ 584
Falls	36	2,559	33	3,483	- 924
Breast Cancer	37	2,464	35	3,416	- 951
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,458	43	1,728	+ 730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,373	36	2,966	- 593
Poisonings	40	2,237	42	1,729	+ 508
Pertussis	41	2,033	23	7,921	- 5,888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,940	40	1,923	+ 17
Skin Cancers	43	1,830	55	765	+ 1,065
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,814	25	7,380	- 5,566
Leukemia	45	1,571	41	1,871	- 300
Epilepsy	46	1,507	44	1,727	- 220
Stomach Cancer	47	1,440	37	2,579	- 1,139
Bladder Cancer	48	1,120	65	270	+ 850
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,042	49	1,035	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	50	1,019	48	1,071	- 51
Skin Disease	51	734	54	781	- 47
Tetanus	52	730	46	1,166	- 436
Alcohol	53	630	60	635	- 5
War	54	606	45	1,658	- 1,052
Lung Cancers	55	576	47	1,158	- 581
Appendicitis	56	575	56	703	- 129
Ovary Cancer	57	528	58	656	- 128
Hepatitis B	58	385	61	456	- 71
Uterin Cancer	59	370	63	352	+ 18
Encephalitis	60	367	57	680	- 313
Pancreas Cancer	61	315	50	1,017	- 702
Drug Use	62	228	59	638	- 410
Upper Respiratory	63	191	62	370	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	185	66	217	- 32
Other Neoplasms	65	94	67	88	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	69	71	44	+ 25
Hepatitis C	67	62	69	69	- 6
Otitis Media	68	40	72	38	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	26	73	15	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	21	68	80	- 59
Diphtheria	71	11	70	47	- 36
Dengue	72	2	74	1	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Madagascar

DR Congo

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.